JBL EON 515XT for Bass?

[gmarcus]

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Has anyone tried one of these as a stand alone bass amp. I'm thinking I can just go straight from My VT Bass pedal.

Check out these specs

System Power Rating : 625 Watts (525 + 100)

Maximum SPL Output : 132 dB

Frequency Response (±3 dB) : 42 Hz - 18 kHz

LF Driver : 1 x JBL 265F-1 380
mm (15”)

HF Driver : 1 x JBL 2414H 37.5 mm
(1.5”) annular polymer
diaphragm, neodymium
compression driver

Coverage Pattern : 100º H x 60º V nominal

Crossover Frequency : 1.7 kHz

Net Weight : 14.8 kg (32.5 lb)

Musician's Friend Has them for $699. It looks like they have the wrong weight listed.

[chokeslam512]

I couldn't say, but if it sounds as good as it looks on paper, I would love to give it a try... put that bad boy up on a stand, no more playing to peoples knees.

[gmarcus]

I'm curious what the TB experts think about this thing

Greenboy?
rpsands
Bill?
Duke?

Bueller...anyone?

[JimInMO]

We use two of those and a 18" eon sub as our PA which I play through frequently. I have played straight into one as a stand alone and have heard another bassist using a 10" version in a small venue. Very impressive. Small, light, very portable. Our drummer has used one with his electronic kit with good results.

[martyman5000]

Amplification for Musical Instruments (Electronic Keyboards, Acoustic Guitars and Basses, Brass and Woodwinds, Percussion)

[Calaverasgrande]

I have used the older Eon models for floor wedges as well as light duty PA.
They always seemed very light on the bass and a tad dull in the highs. However with EQ they sounded great.
Not sure about the newer models whether they are better or worse. Overall I have lot of respect fo JBL pro, though I would look elsewhere for bass specific powered enclosure if you are avers to hauling a subwoofer. Most of those Eon cabs are designed to cover the vocal range of music, not bass guitar.

[thombo]

i use a mackie srm 350 monitor as a practice/song writing amp... it isn't perfect, but it's practical. i don't like it without a preamp pedal (ie; bddi), and it is harsh with distortion (i don't really like horns for bass).
i know it is a different monitor than you brought up, but it's in the same ballpark.

[gmarcus]

Wow Northern Sound and Light has a killer price for these. You have to email or call for the price

JBL Professional Speakers

[seamonkey]

These JBL are much better than most would think.
So are the QSC, and the new PV Impulse 12d

The bad part is their shape if funny. They're hard to put on a cart to haul around.
Or stack without a pole. Hardly a drawback.

[gmarcus]

I agree with the bad shape. I know they are really made to go up on poles so I can't fault them, but we sometimes play on small stages and I work the PA mixer so it would be nice to have a cabinet with a flat top as a mixer table. It could also work as a seat at jam sessions. I'm also considering these two for that reason:

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I'm going to try to hit guitar center on Saturday with my VTBass and P5 to see what they sound like. I hope the let me set this up.

[fokof]

I use this type of box as a bass amp for the last 10 years.
I now use RCF products and before , I used a Mackie SRM450.

Those plastic boxes are not created equally , some sound really bad. These EON are the best JBL offering so far. Sounds better than the previous G2 (plastic black). The G1 (plastic grey) were atrocious , very very bad.

I say go for it. The last line of the spec is what's the most impressive for me. That kind of sound quality/power for that weight , you couldn't find anything like that in the "bass" world.

[fokof]

The PRX series is very nice. Surprisingly loud.



I personaly use
this one for small/medium gigs and add this guy for bigger situations

[gmarcus]

So i went to Guitar Center today and set up my VT Bass and plugged it into the 515XT. Nope it's just not going to do it. I played my Fender P5 with TI jazz flats. It was loud, but thin with more boom than punch no mater how I tweaked the VT bass. The real deal breaker was a rattle when I played an E at high volumes. It wouldn't rattle on any other notes just the E. I moved the cabinet around and still had the problem. I could hear it through the vents. That Cabinet is amazingly light weight. I really wish it worked, but it just doesn't have the punch that I need. I also tried the prx615M. Same problem with the E. It had a more refined sound than the 515, but the 515 is probably better for bass.

Oh well back to my Schroeder 1515L and GK1001RBII. Still the best that I have found.